Please remove the flint from the Zippo lighter and allow the fuel to evaporate from the inside lighting mechanism two or three days before mailing it so that it is not flammable.

Please print your name, complete return address and telephone number clearly on the outside of the package, as well as enclosing the same information inside the package with the Zippo lighter or other Zippo product.

Zippo began to engrave initials and providing two types of metal insignia on the lighter the "Scotty Group", depicting dogs, and the "Drunk", portraying a drunkard leaning on a gaslight pole in 1936. The engraving of the initials cost the owner of the lighter one dollar, or 75 cents for an insignia. The return shipment was paid by the owner, C.O.D. The initials were engraved in a frame against a background color. The various colors includes: red, green, blue, yellow, orange, purple, and white. During the thirties and forties, initialed gifts were very popular. It gave the consumer the sense of individuality.

In 1936, Zippo appeared in a mail-order catalog. It was a wholesale catalog of a company in Minnesota directed to retail stores. The retail price was $2.00 which increased slightly from the price Zippos first sold for. Blaisdell also visited many retail stores all over the country to make business relations.

I bought this Zippo lighter last week because I am a big New Orleans Saints fan and also a smoker. I was pleasantly surprised with my purchase when I received it and realized what a high quality lighter a Zippo is. This is my first actual Zippo lighter, I have owned imitation Zippo lighters and I think I will never use another kind of lighter again. You can actually light a Zippo in the wind! I was amazed by how much better my lighter worked than a regular Bic lighter.

In 1937, the sports related designs began to appear on the Zippo lighter. The first sports model was the 275, this number represented the price of the model, which was sold for $2.75. The 275 model with a carrying strap also appeared in the Sports Series. Earlier sports models included the Golfer, the Fisherman, the Bulldog, the Hunter, the Greyhound, and the Elephant. In 1938, the Scotch Terrier, the Fisherman and the Bulldog were the only models on the Sports Series.

In 1959, models in the New Sports Series displayed designs on both the bottom and the lid. This series featured six models. Five of the models depicted five types of sports and their players. The other was a Slim Zippo Lighter depicting a woman bowling. From 1970 to 1981 another Sports Series was introduced without the designs on the lid. Some models shifted from the earlier Sports Series to the Town and Country Series. Many of the animal designs are now included in the Wildlife Series. Today there are numerous sport Zippo Lighters, with all major sports included.

I bought this Zippo lighter last week because I am a big Dallas Cowboys fan and also a smoker. I was pleasantly surprised with my purchase when I received it and realized what a high quality lighter a Zippo is. This is my first actual Zippo lighter, I have owned imitation Zippo lighters and I think I will never use another kind of lighter again. You can actually light a Zippo in the wind! I was amazed by how much better my lighter worked than a regular Bic lighter. I would recommend this Zippo for all you Dallas Cowboys fans and a Zippo in general for all you smokers, I will remain a loyal Zippo fan from here on out!